Ramakrishna Math
Important developments in the activities of the Ramakrishna Math are given below under the following headings: (i) Educational Field, (ii) Medical Field, and (iii) Other Developments.
(i) Educational Field
- Bolpur centre constructed a computer room and a library.
- Chandipur Math:
- Built a farmers’ hostel cum guest house.
- Started vocational training in Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, etc.
- Chengam centre started a STEM lab at the school.
- Chennai Math purchased 29 computers for its computer training centre.
- Dakshineshwar centre started a computer centre.
- Nattarampalli centre installed an AI interactive smart board at the school.
- Pala centre started vocational training for girls.
- Purnea centre started vocational training in tailoring for girls.
- Ramanathapuram centre started a STEM lab at its school.
- Thiruvananthapuram centre added a third floor to its College of Nursing.
(ii) Medical Field
- Balaram Mandir, Kolkata started a dispensary.
- Baranagar Math, Kolkata added an Applanation Tonometer to its dispensary.
- Chandipur Math started a mobile dispensary unit.
- Chennai Math:
- Added medical equipment: Two Mirror Gonioscope Lense-Ellis for corneal thickness, AAIO Wireless Indirect Ophthalmoscope for Diabetic/Retina, and Mindray BS – 600 M Chemistry Analyser for biochemistry tests.
- Renovated the dental unit and installed dental chairs.
- Renovated the pharmacy unit and installed retail software for billing.
- Hyderabad centre renovated and extended its dispensary building.
- Kathamrita Bhawan, Kolkata added medical equipment: ECG Machine, Patient Examination Table, Pressure Machine, X-Ray Plate Viewer Box, Stethoscope, etc.
- Mayavati Advaita Ashrama added medical equipment: SANVL3 Video Laryngoscope, Anaesthesia Workstation, Shalya Sigma +V High End Electrosurgical Unit & Portable Suction Machine.
- Ponnampet centre:
- Constructed a building to house the pharmacy, pathology lab, dental clinic, and a bookstore.
- Added medical equipment: Centrifuge machine, Cloth Drier, Automatic Biochemistry machine, dental chair with Dental X-ray, 125 KVA diesel generator, and an anaesthesia machine.
- Rajkot centre added medical equipment: NCT, Tonometer, Phaco Machine, Portable Endoscopy unit, IFT Ultrasound machine, and shock wave therapy machine.
- Shyamla Tal centre:
- Added medical equipment: Blood Cell Counter, Urine Analyser, Compressor, Micro Motor, patient beds.
- Purchased four 25-seater buses for patient transportation from remote areas.
- Thiruvananthapuram centre:
- Added medical equipment: Ultima Prime D1 BPET CO₂ Monitor, Slit Lamp, Automated Perimeter, Non-contact Tonometer, Anaesthesia machine, Adonis 500 MA X-ray machine, Ophthalmic Green Lazor, OT table, BPL Vivid Vue Multipara Patient Monitor, CR Reader, Valleylab FT10 Electro surgical hardware, and Digital portable X-ray.
- Installed a 150-KVA Solar Grid Power Unit at its hospital building.
(iii) Other Developments
- Ahmedabad centre started functioning from its new campus at Lekhamba, Sanand Taluka, Ahmedabad, which has a prayer hall, monks’ quarters, and a dining hall.
- Almora centre:
- Renovated its kitchen, dining hall, and office building.
- Renovated Turiyananda Taposthali, the Sadhan Kutir of two monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna.
- Installed a statue of Swami Vivekananda at the sacred Kakrighat.
- Built Vivekananda Dwar at Karbala Junction, situated 2.5 km from the ashrama.
- Amarkantak centre erected a boundary wall around its campus.
- Baranagar Math, Kolkata installed new photos of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda in its renovated shrine.
- Belur Math (Central Math):
- The erstwhile Headquarters building at Belur Math, situated opposite Sri Ramakrishna Temple, was named Swami Subodhananda Memorial.
- Constructed an underground car parking adjacent to the Old Math campus.
- Chennai Math added a digital vending machine for books.
- Dakshineshwar centre renovated a building to host retreats.
- Hyderabad centre installed a statue of Swami Vivekananda at the Institute of Human Excellence.
- Kalady centre renovated its guest house.
- Mayavati Advaita Ashrama constructed a staff quarters building.
- Rajkot centre built an office block and a meditation hall.
- Sikra Kulingram centre:
- Renovated its Sri Ramakrishna temple.
- Renovated the monks’ quarters.
- Built a kitchen-cum-dining hall.
- Thiruvalla centre built a kitchen-cum-dining hall and a conference hall.
- Thrissur centre constructed a monks’ quarters building.
Ramakrishna Mission
Important developments in the activities of the Ramakrishna Mission are given below under the following headings: (i) Educational Field, (ii) Medical Field, (iii) Rural Development Field, and (iv) Other Developments.
(i) Educational Field
- Chennai Students’ Home introduced an AI lab at its Polytechnic College.
- Chennai Vidyapith upgraded its science lab with various scientific instruments, installed new ICT facilities in its computer lab and installed solar power generators for the entire college campus.
- Coimbatore Mission started a CBSE school.
- Dehradun centre started a computer centre.
- Dibrugarh centre started a coaching centre.
- Gurugram centre started a school of languages with courses in English, German and French languages.
- Hatamuniguda centre set up:
- A composite lab for the secondary section of the school.
- A Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) lab.
- Imphal centre opened a science museum at the school.
- Jayrambati Mission centre:
- Built a prayer hall at the boys’ high school building.
- Started a STEM lab at the school.
- Jhargram centre started a coaching centre and a unit of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa (GAP) at its sub-centre in Srirampur.
- Kalyani centre started a tailoring training centre for girls.
- Kamarpukur Mission centre:
- Constructed:
- A third floor on its high school building.
- A building for the Junior Basic School Unit-I.
- A dining hall cum kitchen for the PM POSHAN scheme (Mid-Day meal scheme).
- Started science, computer, and mathematics labs at its multipurpose school.
- Khetri centre constructed a two-storey extension to its primary school building, situated a km away from its main campus.
- Kozhikode centre:
- Started a computer lab in the lower primary section of the higher secondary school.
- Installed a 20×25-foot wall painting in the school, using acrylic medium, depicting the events in the life of Swami Vivekananda.
- Krishnanagar centre started a Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa (GAP) unit.
- Malda centre:
- Started a unit of Vivekananda Abhyudaya Prakalpa (VAP) at a nearby village.
- Installed digital boards and CCTV cameras in the school.
- Malliankaranai centre installed a solar system in the higher secondary school.
- Manasadwip centre:
- Upgraded the secondary school to a higher secondary school.
- Constructed a building for the higher secondary section.
- Narendrapur centre opened an archive for the records, documents and materials related to the history of its higher secondary school.
- Prayagraj Mission centre renovated the study room of its public library and installed AC and Wi-Fi internet facilities.
- Puri Mission started a computer training centre.
- Rahara centre:
- Started a certificate course on amateur radio for undergraduates.
- Started a coaching centre.
- Ramharipur centre upgraded its high school to a higher secondary school.
- Ranchi Morabadi centre:
- Constructed a G + 3 building for training tribal youths.
- Added the following equipment to its Divyayan Krishi Vigyan Kendra: Atomic Absorption Spectro Photometer, Double Beam Spectro Photometer, Millet Processing and Demonstration Unit (IIMR Project), On-Grid Solar Energy System (93.96kwp), Honey Testing Laboratory with equipment like AAS, HPLC (High-Performance Liquid Chromatography) System, and Double Beam UV-VIS Spectrophotometer.
- Sargachhi centre built a classroom for its Industrial Training Institute (ITI).
- Sarisha centre started Spoken English classes at its vocational training centre.
- Sohra (Cherrapunjee) centre upgraded two of its secondary schools into higher secondary schools.
- Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) centre started a students’ home.
- Tirupati centre started a Centre for Human Excellence.
- Villupuram centre constructed a multipurpose hall on its higher secondary school campus.
(ii) Medical Field
- Asansol centre: Constructed a three-storey extension to its dispensary building, installed an Audiometry machine there, and added patients’ beds and waiting chairs.
- Bankura centre installed an OCT machine at its dispensary.
- Bhopal centre added a Longwave Diathermy equipment and a few Laser Therapy machines to its dispensary.
- Darjeeling centre set up a dental check-up unit.
- Dehradun centre constructed a new OPD building at its hospital.
- Dibrugarh centre started a medical mobile unit.
- Guwahati centre: Renovated the dispensary building at its Chatribari campus and added the following medical equipment: Ultrasonography Machine, Fully Automated Bio-Chemistry Analyzer, Microwave Diathermy, Short Wave Diathermy, CMP for Upper and Lower Limb, Dental Chair, Electrolyte Analyzer, Centrifuge Machine, Incubator, CR Printer, BTL Laser Therapy, Hydrocollator and Eye Chair.
- Itanagar centre:
- Added medical equipment: Ventilator, HFNC, Anaesthesia Workstation, Patient Monitor, Portable Ultrasound Machine, Portable X-Ray Machine, Microdebrider, OAE, Autoclave, Auto Perimeter, 4k Laparoscopic set.
- Installed an oxygen plant.
- Jammu centre added a wide range of medical equipment including Lab Machine CBC H-360, Physiotherapy Ultrasonic, Oxygen Concentrator, Laser Machine, X-ray Machine, Eyevis Auto Refractometer, and many more.
- Kalyani centre:
- Started a mobile medical unit.
- Added two more floors to its dispensary building.
- Kamarpukur centre added various medical equipment including Eye auto keratometer, Dental OPG (X-ray), Autoclave Machine, OT table, Flash Autoclave, Multi Parameter monitor, Modular OT machine, etc.
- Kankhal Sevashrama:
- Renovated and shifted NICU to the main hospital block.
- Added medical equipment: Video Laryngoscope, BPL syringe pumps, Radiant heat warmers, Phototherapy machines, Bilirubin monitor, Zeal Medical Bubble CPAP, Sonosite Edge II portable Ultrasound Machine, etc.
- Installed a 250kw solar plant.
- Purchased an ambulance.
- Lucknow Sevashrama set up a Heart Lung Ward and an IVF lab.
- Mumbai centre added ventilators, Draeger anaesthesia machine, C-Arm, Laparoscopic instruments, Dialysis RO system, and other equipment.
- Muzaffarpur centre added ophthalmic and surgical equipment.
- Narainpur centre constructed a building for the paediatric ward and a medical room for sportsmen.
- New Delhi centre added extensive equipment for TB clinic and medical centre.
- Patna centre included a Traction Machine & Traction Belt.
- Raiganj centre started a mobile medical unit.
- Ranchi TB Sanatorium centre added C-Arm, Portable X-ray, Dental OPG, Neonatal Ventilator, and other equipment.
- Sargachhi centre added an Auto Refractometer and Slit Lamp.
- Seva Pratishthan hospital, Kolkata:
- Added equipment including Alan In-Sight HD Laparoscopy, BPL Advanced Anaesthesia Workstation, WEM Electrosurgical Generator, OCT machine, and more.
- Installed a Digital Display System.
- Silchar centre constructed a building for the dispensary.
- Sohra (Cherrapunjee) centre:
- Upgraded dispensary to a hospital.
- Added medical equipment: Microscope, OT beds, A-Scan, B-Scan, I-care Tonometer, Autorefractometer, Ophthalmoscope.
- Thirumukkudal centre started a medical unit.
- Tirupati centre started an Ayurvedic clinic.
- Varanasi Home of Service centre:
- Added haemodialysis, phaco machine, auto refractor, dental implant equipment, RO machines, air-conditioning, fire security system.
- Purchased a vehicle for mobile medical unit.
- Viveknagar centre, Agartala set up a physiotherapy unit.
- Vrindavan centre:
- Added second and third floors to extend hospital by 100 beds.
- Built registration hall for OPD.
- Added equipment: Ultra Sound Machine, Defibrillator, Dialysis Machines, Ventilator, ECG, RO Plant, and more.
(iii) Rural Development Field
- Mumbai Mission centre:
- Dug a well and installed a solar-based drinking water system at a village in Vikramgad taluka, Palghar district.
- Started a tailoring training institute for women at a village in Alibag taluka, Raigad district.
- Narainpur centre:
- Constructed a staff quarters building on Kundla campus and a hostel on Kutul campus.
- Started a new service centre at Orchha village.
- Installed three hand pumps at Mandali, Kodoli, and Dulurpara areas in Orchha village.
- Varanasi Home of Service installed two fully off-grid solar backup systems in Hinauta village (Sonbhadra) and Naugawan village (Mirzapur).
(iv) Other Developments
- Aalo centre:
- Installed statues of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda in three mandapams.
- Built an auditorium cum indoor stadium.
- Constructed an office building and monks’ quarters.
- Dhaleswar centre, Agartala constructed an auditorium.
- Gurap centre built an extension to its office block.
- Gurugram centre started a retreat centre in Jaulangi, 80 km off Rishikesh towards Uttarkashi.
- Guwahati centre built a prayer hall and guest house on Chatribari campus.
- Jayrambati centre constructed a showroom for books and Pallimangal products.
- Jhargram centre:
- Built a guest house on the main campus.
- Constructed a toilet block, kitchen, two temporary sheds, and dining hall at Srirampur sub-centre.
- Kailashahar centre constructed an office cum sales counter building.
- Kharupetia centre built a dining hall.
- Kalyani centre constructed first and second floors of monks’ quarters.
- Lumdung centre built a kitchen cum dining hall.
- Manasadwip centre built a kitchen block.
- Muzaffarpur centre:
- Built a stage for cultural programmes.
- Constructed a welcome gate in front of the temple.
- Nabadwip centre renovated the natmandira of its Sri Ramakrishna temple.
- Narottam Nagar centre constructed a staff quarters building.
- Patna centre built a welcome gate.
- Purulia centre:
- Built a conference room.
- Extended the museum building.
- Rourkela centre installed a solar power system.
- Sargachhi centre renovated the room of Swami Akhandananda and installed his statue.
- Silchar centre constructed a new temple for Sri Ramakrishna and an auditorium.
- Somsar centre built a kitchen-cum-dining hall and a book showroom.
- Swamiji’s Ancestral House released a 3D film on the life of Swami Vivekananda.
- Srinagar centre installed a marble statue of Sri Ramakrishna in the renovated temple.
- Varanasi Home of Service installed an off-grid solar system and constructed a staff quarters building.
- Vrindavan Mission centre:
- Constructed a new mandapam to house the statue of Swami Vivekananda.
- Added another floor to its guest house.